“The life cycle of the stick insect begins when the female deposits her eggs through one of these methods of oviposition: she will either flick her egg to the ground by a movement of the ovipositor or her entire abdomen, carefully place the eggs in the axils of the host plant, bury them in small pits in the soil, or stick the eggs to a substrate, usually a stem or leaf of the food plant. A single female lays from 100 to 1,200 eggs after mating, depending on the species.12
Many species of phasmids are parthenogenic, meaning the females lay eggs without needing to mate with males to produce offspring."
judie1 over 1 year ago
Cute!
snowedin, now known as Missy's mom over 1 year ago
Maybe it’s poop, and not an egg.
dogday Premium Member over 1 year ago
I really think LD needs to back off on the reality lessons for this poor critter!
JP Steve Premium Member over 1 year ago
“The life cycle of the stick insect begins when the female deposits her eggs through one of these methods of oviposition: she will either flick her egg to the ground by a movement of the ovipositor or her entire abdomen, carefully place the eggs in the axils of the host plant, bury them in small pits in the soil, or stick the eggs to a substrate, usually a stem or leaf of the food plant. A single female lays from 100 to 1,200 eggs after mating, depending on the species.12
Many species of phasmids are parthenogenic, meaning the females lay eggs without needing to mate with males to produce offspring."
……………Wikipedia
Shikamoo Premium Member over 1 year ago
Eggs are like seeds in a way.